Question: [Thursday, 17th Tamuz, 5783] I heard someone quote that in today’s times fasting is no longer obligatory and is only a custom? Is there any truth to this? Answer: While this may be theoretically accurate, it is practically false, and all Torah observant Jews are obligated to fast by […]
If one is flying on a fast day when is he to break his fast?
If one is flying on a fast day and is extending or hastening the sunset, when is he to break his fast? He is to break his fast as soon as Tzeis Hakochavim arrives in the area that he is currently in. Thus, if he flew from the U.S. to […]
From the Rav’s Desk: Meaning of Es Vaheiv Basufa
Question: [Wednesday, 16th Tamuz, 5783] I have heard many times the words from Scripture of Es Vaheiv Basufa be used to describe peaceful relations between two people who were in a fight or between two scholars who argue with each other. Can you clarify how this verse hints to this […]
From the Rav’s Desk: When do the three week regulations begin, the night of the 17th or the next day?
Question: [Tuesday, 15th Tamuz 5783] There is a concert scheduled to take place this Wednesday night which is the 17th of Tamuz. May I go to the concert? My basic question is do the three-week restrictions begin to apply already on the night of the 17th of Tamuz or do […]
From the Rav’s Desk: Can one who already bentched join a Zimun?
Question: [Monday, 9th Sivan 5783] We were a group of 10 during a meal, three of which did not wash but did eat other foods which require an after blessing. The other seven washed on bread, however the problem is that one of them already Bentched. So basically, my question […]
From the Rav’s Desk: Was Balaam and Lavan the same person?
Question: [Sunday, 13th Tamuz, 5783] I have heard various conflicting things of the relationship between Balaam and Lavan with some saying that they were the same person and others saying that they were relatives and others saying that there is no connection. Can you clarify this matter? Answer: Indeed, in […]
May one use a straining bowl, spoon, or pot on Shabbos?
May one use a strainer or straining spoon or straining pot on Shabbos:[1] A. Background laws: The prohibition to separate using a utensil:[2] One who separates through the use of a vessel, is Biblically liable for the Borer prohibition if the vessel is designated for Borer purposes, such as a […]
Tekufa-Drinking drawn water, and other foods and beverages, by and after the Tekufa
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From the Rav’s Desk: Was the water of the Parah Aduma placed onto the ash or the ash into the water?
Question: [Monday, 8th Tamuz 5783] I heard mentioned in a Shiur on this week’s Parsha that the ash of the red heifer was placed on top of the water that was in the bucket. I was puzzled by this and showed the Rabbi that the verse explicitly states that the […]
Halachos pertaining to a Parents [i.e. couples] bedroom
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy Now! Halachos relating to a married couples bedroom 1. Which direction should the beds face and should one face upon sleeping?[1] From North to South:[2] Just as it is forbidden for one to face East or West when having a bowel […]
